4:15 PM,
Nov. 28, 2012

Constantine Maroulis and Deborah Cox star in "Jekyll & Hyde," a musical about the duality of man. Its six-day stop in Detroit is part of national tour preceding an expected Broadway opening in the spring.

Written by

John Monaghan
Detroit Free Press Special Writer

It seems appropriate that I am of two minds about "Jekyll & Hyde," a musical about the duality of man.

On one hand, I appreciate the design of the show, which uses expressionistic set pieces and projections to effectively transport us to Victorian London. And like the rest of the opening-night audience at the Fisher Theatre on Tuesday, I was entranced by the vocal work of Deborah Cox, who plays a prostitute with dreams as grand as her pipes.

On the other hand, "Jekyll & Hyde," featuring music by Frank Wildhorn, represents everything I hate about the splashy modern musical. It's loud, bombastic ...